Crap Towns / Kidderminster / Crime

How much crime is there in Kidderminster?

The police recorded 91.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Kidderminster from September 2023 to August 2026, 20% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 37.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 87.9, down from 93.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	93.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	93.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	87.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	37.9	34.1
Shoplifting	12.6	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	8.5	7.0
Public order	7.8	6.6
Other theft	6.8	5.4
Vehicle crime	5.9	3.8
Burglary	4.1	3.1
Drugs	2.6	2.4
Other crime	2.2	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8
Robbery	1.0	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Brierley Hill	13.2 km	111
Kidderminster	–	91.6
Stourbridge	10.3 km	72.7
Droitwich Spa	15.3 km	63.4
Bromsgrove	14.6 km	61.9
Stourport-on-Severn	5.2 km	61.6
Halesowen	14.4 km	57.6
Kingswinford	13.6 km	56.5
Bewdley	4.3 km	51.0
Catshill	14.1 km	47.4
Hagley	7.9 km	30.2
The typical town	–	76.2